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减少

jiǎn shǎo · jian shao

Traditional 減少

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Meaning

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  1. to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
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Less sugar

  1. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)茶(chá)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)甜(tián)了(le)？

    Why isn't your tea sweet any more?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)减少(jiǎnshǎo)糖(táng)，每天(měitiān)少(shǎo)放(fàng)一(yī)勺(sháo)。

    I'm cutting down sugar, one spoon less a day.

  3. Liangliang

    一勺(yīsháo)一勺(yīsháo)地(de)减少(jiǎnshǎo)，要(yào)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    Reducing spoon by spoon, how long will it take?

  4. Dengdeng

    大概(dàgài)一个月(yīgèyuè)。

    About a month.

  5. Liangliang

    一个月后(yīgèyuèhòu)，你(nǐ)喝(hē)的(de)就(jiù)是(shì)白开水(báikāishuǐ)了(le)！

    After a month you'll be drinking plain water!

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2 examples
01

费(fèi)欧(ōu)娜(nà)的(de)来(lái)信(xìn)渐(jiàn)渐(jiàn)减(jiǎn)少(shǎo)了(le)。

Letters from Fiona came gradually less and less.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

节(jié)约(yuē)能(néng)源(yuán)可(kě)减(jiǎn)少(shǎo)温(wēn)室(shì)气(qì)体(tǐ)排(pái)出(chū)到(dào)大(dà)气(qì)层(céng)。

Saving energy can reduce the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jjbraam · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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